More from the Vatican
This time it’s the Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory the Reverend George Coyne. The Reverend is quoted by the AP as saying "Intelligent design isn't science even though it pretends to be. If you want to teach it in schools, intelligent design should be taught when religion or cultural history is taught, not science."
The AP also quoted Coyne from a June article in The Tablet magazine, "If they respect the results of modern science, and indeed the best of modern biblical research, religious believers must move away from the notion of a dictator God or a designer God, a Newtonian God who made the universe as a watch that ticks along regularly."
Coyne is further quoted as explaining that God should be seen more as an encouraging parent.
"God in his infinite freedom continuously creates a world that reflects that freedom at all levels of the evolutionary process to greater and greater complexity. He is not continually intervening, but rather allows, participates, loves."
So Reverend, have you ever considered Deism?
While it’s possible that Coyne is a Maverick and simply pushing his own view, the fact that he hasn’t been muzzled so far would indicate that his statements have at least the grudging approval of the Vatican.
The Vatican’s outlook on the world is Eurocentric and religion is taking a beating in Europe much more than it is in the United States so I would guess the Vatican is reacting to that reality.
The Vatican is also smart enough to know that American Evangelical Protestantism is no friend of Catholicism and appears to be willing to come to an accommodation with science and secularism. These statements by Coyne, as well as previous statements relating to the bible not being a science textbook, directly attack Christian Fundamentalist Doctrine with respect to the literal truth of Genesis
The only concession the Vatican seems to be looking for, based upon statements from Cardinal Schoenborn and Pope Benedict XVI himself, is that science not claim it can demonstrate that the universe was created without direction or order.
In other words, quid pro quo, you stay out of my domain and I’ll stay out of yours. Personally, I could live with that kind of arrangement.
However I'm not quite ready to embrace the Church as a trusted ally since, while we appear to be on the same side in this debate, we're on opposite sides just about everywhere else.
The AP also quoted Coyne from a June article in The Tablet magazine, "If they respect the results of modern science, and indeed the best of modern biblical research, religious believers must move away from the notion of a dictator God or a designer God, a Newtonian God who made the universe as a watch that ticks along regularly."
Coyne is further quoted as explaining that God should be seen more as an encouraging parent.
"God in his infinite freedom continuously creates a world that reflects that freedom at all levels of the evolutionary process to greater and greater complexity. He is not continually intervening, but rather allows, participates, loves."
So Reverend, have you ever considered Deism?
While it’s possible that Coyne is a Maverick and simply pushing his own view, the fact that he hasn’t been muzzled so far would indicate that his statements have at least the grudging approval of the Vatican.
The Vatican’s outlook on the world is Eurocentric and religion is taking a beating in Europe much more than it is in the United States so I would guess the Vatican is reacting to that reality.
The Vatican is also smart enough to know that American Evangelical Protestantism is no friend of Catholicism and appears to be willing to come to an accommodation with science and secularism. These statements by Coyne, as well as previous statements relating to the bible not being a science textbook, directly attack Christian Fundamentalist Doctrine with respect to the literal truth of Genesis
The only concession the Vatican seems to be looking for, based upon statements from Cardinal Schoenborn and Pope Benedict XVI himself, is that science not claim it can demonstrate that the universe was created without direction or order.
In other words, quid pro quo, you stay out of my domain and I’ll stay out of yours. Personally, I could live with that kind of arrangement.
However I'm not quite ready to embrace the Church as a trusted ally since, while we appear to be on the same side in this debate, we're on opposite sides just about everywhere else.
posted by Alencon at 1:12 PM
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